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Usuku LukaNkulunkulu Lokuphindisela Lokuhlenga
1 Ngubani lo ovela e-Edomi,
ovela eBhozira egqoke izembatho ezibomvu na?
Ngubani lo ogqoke ubucwazicwazi,
ohamba ngobukhulu bamandla akhe na?
“Yimi okhuluma ngokulunga,
olamandla okusindisa.”
2 Kungani izigqoko zakho zibomvu
njengezomuntu onyathela isikhamelo sewayini na?
3 “Nginyathele isikhamelo sewayini ngedwa;
kakho owezizwe owayelami.
Ngabagxoba ngithukuthele,
ngabanyathela ngilolaka;
igazi labo lachaphakela ezambathweni zami,
langcolisa zonke izigqoko zami.
4 Ngoba usuku lokuphindisela lwalusenhliziyweni yami,
lomnyaka wokuhlenga kwami usufikile.
5 Ngakhangela, kodwa kakho owayengasiza.
Nganengwa yikungabi khona kosekelayo,
ngakho ingalo yami yangilethela insindiso
lolaka lwami lwangiqinisa.
6 Ngagxoba izizwe ngokuthukuthela kwami,
ngazidakisa ngolaka lwami,
ngathela igazi lazo phansi.”
Ukudumisa Lokukhuleka
7 Ngizalandisa ngomusa kaThixo,
izenzo okumele adunyiswe ngenxa yazo,
ngakho konke uThixo asenzele khona,
yebo, izinto ezinengi ezinhle
azenzele indlu ka-Israyeli,
ngesihawu sakhe langomusa wakhe omkhulu.
8 Wathi, “Ngeqiniso bangabantu bami;
amadodana angayikuba lamanga kimi”;
ngakho waba nguMsindisi wabo.
9 Kukho konke ukuhlupheka kwabo laye waba losizi;
ukuba khona kwengilosi yakhe kwabasindisa.
Ngothando lwakhe langesihawu sakhe wabahlenga;
wabaphakamisela phezulu,
wabathwala insuku zonke zakudala.
10 Kodwa bamvukela
badanisa uMoya wakhe oNgcwele.
Ngakho waphenduka waba yisitha sabo
walwa labo yena ngokwakhe.
11 Lapho-ke abantu bakhe bakhumbula insuku zakudala,
insuku zikaMosi labantu bakhe,
ungaphi lowo owabachaphisa ulwandle,
lomelusi wemihlambi yakhe na?
Ungaphi lowo owathela
uMoya wakhe oNgcwele phakathi kwabo,
12 owathumela ingalo yakhe yamandla elodumo
ukuba ibe sesandleni sokudla sikaMosi,
owehlukanisa amanzi phambi kwabo
ukuba azizuzele udumo olungapheliyo,
13 owabadabulisa ezinzikini na?
Njengebhiza emagcekeni,
kabakhubekanga;
14 njengezinkomo zisehla esigodini,
baphunyuzwa nguMoya kaThixo.
Wena wabakhokhela kanjalo abantu bakho
ukuze uzenzele ibizo elilodumo.
15 Khangela phansi usezulwini ubone,
usesihlalweni sakho sobukhosi esiphakemeyo,
esingcwele, esicwebezelayo.
Kungaphi ukutshiseka kwakho lamandla akho na?
Isisa sakho lesihawu sakho kugodliwe kithi.
16 Kodwa wena unguBaba wethu,
lanxa u-Abhrahama engasazi thina
lo-Israyeli engasivumi;
wena, Oh Thixo, unguBaba wethu,
uMhlengi wethu libizo lakho kusukela endulo.
17 Kungani, Thixo, usenza siphambuke ezindleleni zakho,
usenza lezinhliziyo zethu zibe lukhuni ukuba singakwesabi na?
Phenduka ubuye ngenxa yezinceku zakho,
izizwana eziyilifa lakho.
18 Indawo yakho engcwele
yayingeyabantu bakho okwesikhathi esifitshane,
kodwa khathesi izitha zethu seziyicakazele phansi
indlu yakho engcwele.
19 Thina singabakho kusukela endulo;
kodwa awukaze ubabuse,
kabazange babizwe ngebizo lakho.